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152105,519. Patented Nov. 21,191.6.

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CHARLES W. DENNIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO METAL PACKAGE COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION F NEW YORK.

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' Speccation. of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

i i Application led February 23, 1916. Serial No. 79,857.

-Be it known that I, CHARLES W. DENNIS, a citizen of theUnited States, and afresident of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings A and State of New York,have invented cer-' tain new and useful Improvements in Boxes,

4 M of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to boxes or containers for food or other products and its object is to provide la sanitary box or container affording a perfect substitute for boxes or 'containers made -of cardboard and which shall be at the same time cheap, light, aford a perfect protection for the contents of the 1'5. box and have all the ornamental appearance of the ordinary pasteboard box.

`To these ends my invention consists in a box of combined metal and paper constructed as hereinafter more particularly described -`2 0 and then specified in the claims.

the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box constructed 1n accordance with my invention, the body `and cover being shown'in erom-section. Fig.

`2-is'a cross-section of ia box constructed in v accordance with my invention and showing the manner of providing an ornamental line at the corner of the cover. Fig. 3 is a cro'sssection of a box constructed in accordance ,with my invention and top and bottom.

2 indicates thev cover and luthe body ofl the box. The foundation or base portion of each is thin sheet metal indicated in the' A into the required form in any desired manner. Q In the preferred manner of carrying out niy invention the sheet metal base or foundation is provided ywith a bead indicated Vat 4:

4.9 extending' clear around the body near the top edge thereof. .The Vsheet metal of the base bothinthe body portion and in the .'cover portion of 'the box is coated on the inside with a 'sanitary lacquer such as is prescribed by the pure food commission and said lacquer may, 1f desired, be applied also to the outside of the sheet metal base, such application ofthe sanitary lacquer being preferably made before the sheet metal is formed up to make the body' and cover although, so far as the'inside is concerned, it might be applied after the attachment of the layer or coat of paper or other fabric covering the outside of the box and cover. Such sanitary lacquer coating serves the same purhaving an extension pose as the ordinaryv sanitary lining of paper and also invmy improved construction of box may be' applied to aid in attach-v ing the paper coating, in whichy case it forms a base for the adhesive, increasing the bond.

5 indicates a layer or coating of paper or similar fabric closely adhering to the metal base, for which purpose it may be cemented to the surface of the metal by glue or other `suitable material. Said paper coating or surface may have the texture and appearance of the ordinary paper surface of cardboard boxes and obviously may vary according to the taste of the designer. As shown in Fig. 5, the paper layer or coating 5 is applied over the whole metal body ofthe box and covers the metal joints, if any, at

the corners thereof, but preferably in such manner as to leave the metal bead-i of the meta-l base exposed. At the top edge of the metal base forming the body the paper coating extends over the raw metal edge and a suitable distance on the inner surface of the metal base to form a good attachment. In a similar way the paper coating or layer 5 upon the cover extends around the raw metal i ledge of the sheet metal and up on the inside of the .flange or skirt of the cover'v to any desired distance, as clearly shown n in the drawing. The exposed lmetal of the sheet metal base along the line ofthe uncovered bead'a'ords a line of ornamentation similar to that obtained in ordinary pasteboard box'esby pasting on a strip of gold-sized paper. The metal effect is enhanced by the -sanitary lacquer adhering to the bead when the metal box is dipped in the sanitary lacquer -previously to the application of the paper coating. Obviously gold or other metal lacquer might be a plied to the metal of the bead but usually, fbr the sake of cheapness, it is desirable to depend upon the e'ect of the sheet metal itself having the coating of sanitary lacquer. The lip or edge of the cover preferably extends down to eng-age the bead 4, the bead thus forming a stopv l and coperating with' they edge of the cover to form a seal yby the engagement ofthe soft paper edge with the metalbead. 'The sanitary lacquer `of the sheet metal base not only affords a. sanitary lining much superior to paper lining but the lacquer may also form as before stated, a base forl the pement or adhesive like glue, used for attaching the paper surface to the metal base, and thereby increases the bond.

-The bead not only forms a stop and a line 'of ornamentation when left exposed and treated as described, but also stiffens the box. As illustrated in Fig. 2, a line of exposed metal of the sheet metal base may be formed on the cover at the edge thereof, a break being left in the paper coating along such line, as indicated at the point 9. This line of exposed metal will form an ornamentation similar to that secured in pasteboard boxes by applying a strip of ornamental paper, the sheet metal exposed having, if desired, the coating of sanitary lacquer to enhancethe effect or being otherwise treated or ornamented preferably before the application of the paper coating. As will be seen, the paper coating being extended over the edge of the sheet metal base constituting the base for the body and cover, will protect the raw edge of the metal which, in ordinary packages or boxes of 'sheet metal hav` ing a paper wrapper, is left unprotected and frequently is s0 sharp as to injure the hand of the user.

By my invention I afford a perfect substitute 1n every respect -for the ordinary pasteboard box or container while at the same time I secure, without addedy cost, additional advantages, as already set forth, over thev ordinary pasteboard box.

As a box or container for cand my improved construction affords a c eap and practical substitute for the ordinary pasteboard box inasmuch as it may `be`readily made as highly ornamental as a box of pastelboard while moreover the sheet metal' presents no raw edges, and further, the package preserves the contents and keeps them fresh, which it is impossible to do withthe ordinary pasteboard containers for candy, a fact well recognized in shipping boxes of Acandy since, as is well known, the lpractice is to slip the pasteboard box into an outside container of metal to preserve the contents of the pasteboard box.

A package constructed in accordance with my invention accomplishes the purposes of two boxes ordinarily employed in shipping candy.

An additional advantage .secured by my invention is that inasmuch as the protected paper edge of the sheet metal base forming the cover, by abutting against the bead on the body, forms a better seal than could be afforded by the metal to metal contact as found in the ordinary-'construction of metal boxes, it is therefore' not necessary to `paste the paper over the meeting edge of the body and cover after the cover has been put in place, as is frequently done in order to seal the contents in an ordinary metal box.

Referring to Fig. 3, the body and cover are each shown provided with an extension edge. In this instance a paper coating is applied over a sheet of cardboard or other material8 and said coating is carried, in

the case of the body, preferably only part way up the side of the metal base and properly cemented thereto, While the paper coating of the body is preferably carried down over the edge of said paper coating for thev i plate 8. In the case of thecover a similar sheet of cardboard or other material v8 is applied to the cover and is providedl with a coating or layery of paper or other substance dicated at 10 mayv be inserted to give `the effect of a padded cover.

What I claim as my invention is l 1. A box or container made on a sheet metal foundation having aclosely adherent surface or coating of paper or similar fabric cemented to the surface of the metal in a.

manner to leave a continuous band-like line of exposed metal the bounding edges of which are the edges of the cemented surface coating of paper.

2. A compound box or container consisting essentially of a sheet metal base and closely adherent coating or surface of paper. cemented to the surface of the metal, the body of the box being provided on its side between the to and bottom edges with a continuous bead consisting of the exposed metal of the sheet metal base exposed 'between edges of the paper coating upon the same plane surface as and for the purpose described.

3. A compound box or container of sheet metal and paper comprising a lsheet metal base having a closely adherent coating of paper cemented tothe exterior thereof, the sheet metal for the body of the box o r container being provided with a continuous bead of exposed metal and the cover of the.

sheet metal forming the base and being provided with a sanitary lining consisting ofv a sanitary lacquer while the aper constitutes a closely adherent coatmg cemented t'o the surface of the sheet metal base.

5. A compound box or containercomposed of sheet metal and paper, the sheet metal being provided with a sanitary lacquer and the paper constituting a,closely adherent coating cemented to a lacquered surface of the sheet metal as and for the purpose described.

6. A box or container thecoverof which 1 comprises essentially a foundation of sheet metal and a closely adherent coating of paper cemented to the surface thereof and extending over the top surface of the cover part combined with a false or extension top or bottom comprising a plate of cardboard or other suitable material having padding on'its top and an inclosing layer inclosing said padding and extending around the edge ofv the cardboard and the lower surface thereof and cemented to the paper coating of the inetal cover.

7. A boxor container having a cover comprising essentially a foundation of sheet metal provided with a closely adherent paper coating cemented to the exposed surface thereof and extended over on to the top `of the foundation combined with an extension. topI consisting of a coated plate the coating of which extends around the edge of said late on to the lower surface thereof to a su cient extent to enga e the extendedcoating of the sheet metal oundation and cement t'to the latter coating as and for the consists essentially of a sheet metal foundatlon having a closely adherent coating of paper cemented upon the exposed surface and extended around the edge of the sheet metal forming the edge of the cover as well as partially over the top,'combined with a plate of cardboard -or similar material provided with an elastic cushion and having an inclosure composed of paper which extends around the edge of the cardboard and on to the lower surface and cemented to said surface as well as to the surface of the paper coating for the metal foundation. f c

9. A sanitary box or container comprising essentially a sheet metal base and a closely adherent outer layer or surface of paper cemented to the sheet metal, the metal on the inside of the `box being exposed and coated with a sanitary lacquer.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 21st day of February, A. D. 1916.

CHARLES W. DENNIS. -`Witness`esz v 'LILLIE VREELAND, F. B. ToWNsEND. 

